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. 2015 Feb 17;187(3):E99-E100.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.140599. Epub 2014 Oct 6.

Shale gas development in Canada: what are the potential health effects?

Lalita Bharadwaj  1 , Bernard D Goldstein  2
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Shale gas development in Canada: what are the potential health effects?

Lalita Bharadwaj et al. CMAJ. .
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